or In the course of my modest nearly 8 year career (July 9th will be the 8 year anniversary, which is the bronze year evidently), I’ve been able to work with some facilities organizations. Facilities? You mean the janitors and maintenance crews? Yes, those guys, plus a lot lot more. Managing corporate real estate isRead… Read more »
Register to ‘The Really Useful – Data Discovery Workshop’ NOW and vote for the open data challenges Download the ‘Data Discovery Workshop’ Agenda A. Its one of a kind The LDG Community in conjunction with the Transparency team at DCLG and the LG group are planning a series of events and activities over a 6-monthRead… Read more »
To register for the Really Useful event of 1st of July go to http://reallyuseful2011.eventbrite.com and vote for the challenges at http://ru11.ideascale.com Ever since the launch of open data here in the UK by Sir Tim Bernes-Lee in January 2010 with data.gov.uk (who ReadWriteWeb says actually put the US version Data.gov to shame due to theRead… Read more »
I have learned sooooo much over the past decade that I’ve been managing projects. So when Terrell asked for sharing lessons learned, I was all over it. My blog and project management training pretty much are my lessons learned from over the years. The great thing about having written this blog for 5 years nowRead… Read more »
The intelligence community is getting a lot of attention these days. And with President Obama’s announcement of the Afghanistan draw-down timeline, the need for civilian intelligence experts will only increase. Breaking into the “business” can be tough – without prior military experience and a security clearance, it can be difficult to get your foot inRead… Read more »
Travelers have paid millions of pounds in overcharges to London-area transportation providers and public trust in the Oyster card could be undermined, unless changes are made according to new research from London TravelWatch. The watchdog group, set up by Parliament to provide a voice for the traveling public, looked into concerns about “incomplete journeys” onRead… Read more »
Police broke up an alleged counterfeiting ring that was costing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) an estimated $500 a day. An investigation by a local news team tipped off the police, who arrested two suspects and confiscated 287 tickets. Switching from paper transfers to the Clipper smart card could solve the problem, Muni’sRead… Read more »
I recently took a line of reasoning from Game Theory and applied it to change management; the take away being that in order to change the behaviour of others you must yourself be willing to change. But perhaps I stopped short. While willingness is in fact a necessary precondition for change, willingness in and ofRead… Read more »
Are you preparing for The PMP Exam? The PM PrepCast offers over 38 hours of video training to help you study for the PMP certification. This video is a free selection from this 38 hour long course that will help you how finding the best answer to PMP Exam sample questions help you pass theRead… Read more »
The 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizons is now available: 2011 Best Practices for Government Libraries in PDF. Best Practices for Government Libraries for 2011 and prior years are all available from the right sidebar here on the Government Info Pro. Best Practices is a collaborative document that isRead… Read more »